2014
Whole Life Expo

When I was a kid, my grandma was always quipping that “kale is good for whatever ails you,” which is why we cultivated row upon row of the hardy plant in our backyard garden. Kale belongs to the ‘brassica’ family and thus is related to broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts, collard greens, and mustard.

When I was a kid growing up in the rural woods of Muskoka, my grandma had a cure for almost every common ailment. Folks would come from miles around to seek her advice for treating their health complaints. As a girl, I took as much pride in grandma’s doctoring skills as she did, for I was the one who helped tend her herb gardens and trek through... Read more »

Enzymes perform every function required for our daily activities and are needed to keep us alive

The recent Ebola outbreak has brought the issue of a potential viral pandemic back into the public’s awareness. As scary as Ebola is, the likelihood of a global pandemic is relatively low because it’s a slowly mutating virus and not easily transmitted between humans. It was the poverty, poor sanitation, and insufficient medical resources in... Read more »

A two time breast cancer survivor, I’m cancer free, enjoying optimal health, and on no medication

This is a topic that’s close to my heart in more ways than one because I’m a two time breast cancer survivor. Over the past several years, I have effectively overcome my adversities through knowledge and acceptance. In the wise words of Eckhart Tolle, “Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it,... Read more »

From Our Blogs

Wow, we’re only two months into 2015, and it’s been a sizzling year already. In the health community, the controversy around vaccinations is raging, with passionate voices speaking out on all sides of the debate. After we broke the story last month about research linking vaccines to autism, both Helke Ferrie and Vitality received a barrage of... Read more »

Vanessa's Law Passed

Our not-for-profit organization, known as People’s Right to Integrative Medicine (PRIM), defines integrative medicine as a... Read more »

TCM for Hair Loss

Patchy baldness, also known as Alopecia areata (AA), is a fairly uncommon but troubling type of inflammatory hair loss. The... Read more »

Homeopathy for IBS

Digestion is the complex process of transforming the food we eat into energy needed for growth, repair, and maintenance of body... Read more »

Measles: Alternative

There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about the measles. The media and doctors alike have given us much to fear. We are... Read more »

Downey's Report

Blueberries Can Reduce High Blood Pressure

Researchers have found that eating one cup of blueberries a day can reduce blood... Read more »

Community News

The Green Mama is Coming to the Green Living Show

Manda Aufochs Gillespie, aka The Green Mama, who is author of Green Mama:... Read more »